The illegal Honduran migrant accused of shoving two Manhattan subway riders onto the tracks is a “serial criminal” who had been deported four times before his alleged attack, federal officials said Thursday.
Bairon Hernandez’s rap sheet includes at least 15 criminal charges, including for aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, and domestic violence, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
He also faced previous charges of simple assault, drug possession, and obstruction of police, the feds said.
Bairon Hernandez, the illegal Honduran migrant accused of shoving two Manhattan subway riders onto the tracks, is a “serial criminal.” William MillerHernandez was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly pushed 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams and Jhon Pena, 30, onto the roadbed at the Lexington-63rd Street station on the Upper East Side on Sunday.
Hernandez, 34, first entered the US in January 2008 and had been deported four times, but kept coming back in illegally, DHS said.
His most recent deportation was in 2020 during the first Trump administration. It’s unclear when he re-entered the country.
DHS didn’t immediately respond to a request for more information on the charges and deportations.
The shocking revelations sparked outrage from the daughter of one of the victims as she gave a grim update on her loved one’s condition.
Hernandez (in red hood) had been deported four times before his alleged attack, federal officials said. Obtained by NYPost“Now I’m pissed, now I’m upset,” said Debbie Williams, the daughter of the veteran who is clinging to life after the attack.
“How the f–k did he get back here?” Debbie Williams told The Post.
“I want him to go to the Venezuela prison, the worst place he could go to,” she added. “I want him to suffer for the rest of his life. Prison justice would be appropriate.”
She said her father remains unresponsive on a respirator and “is not expected to wake up.”
Pena suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Hernandez is facing charges of first-degree assault and first-degree attempted assault, according to a criminal complaint by Manhattan prosecutors.
He pleaded not guilty and his lawyer said after court his client strongly denied involvement in the mayhem.
DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis called the suspect a “serial criminal” who should “never have been able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans.”
The Trump administration also slammed both Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul for pushing policies that they said shielded illegal immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Hernandez allegedly pushed 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams (above) onto the subway platform on the Upper East Side. Obtained by NYPostThe democratic socialist mayor signed an executive order in February that upheld the Big Apple’s sanctuary city laws that limit cooperation between city workers and federal immigration authorities.
“We will make it clear once again ICE will not be able to enter New York City property without a judicial warrant,” he said at the time. “That means our schools, our shelters, and our hospitals.”
Hochul, meanwhile, unveiled new anti-ICE proposals earlier this year, including one that cuts off existing agreements between local and federal law enforcement.
Jhon Pena, 30, was injured when he was shoved onto the tracks, but still helped 83-year-old Richard Williams. FacebookDHS said in its statement that the same day Hernandez was arrested, immigration officials slapped a detainer request asking local cops to hold the Honduran national in custody if he’s released on local charges.
“We are praying for the victims and their families,” Bis said.
“DHS is calling upon New York sanctuary politicians to commit to this ICE detainer and not release this heinous criminal back into New York communities.”
The accused shover remains in city custody after a judge ordered him held on $100,000 cash bail or a $300,000 bond ahead of trial.
